You are here:

New Zealand Threat Classification System (NZTCS)

Introduction

This system lists New Zealand wild species according to its threat of extinction.

Highlights

The long-term goal of the NZTCS is to list all species that exist in New Zealand according to their threat of extinction. It is made up of manuals and corresponding taxa status lists. The status of each species group (birds, plants, reptiles, etc.) is assessed over a 5-year cycle.

1. Summary of changes to the conservation status of taxa in the 2008-11 New Zealand Threat Classification System listing cycle. By Rod Hitchmough 2013. New Zealand Threat Classification Series 1. 20 p. (PDF, 653K)